This controversial Muppet Show spin-off featured a race of tiny furry creatures who lived under a lighthouse on an unidentified island and who had adventures and learned important lessons. The series was abruptly cancelled after concerns were raised about possible Nazi overtones in the subject matter. The Fraggles were portrayed as a master race who lived a life of leisure at the expense of the Doozer untermenschen who were portrayed as having a racial propensity to live as slave labour. The Fraggles lived in fear of an outside threat in the Gorgs who were believed by some to represent the Soviet Union with the lighthousekeeper and his dog representing the western allies. The makers of the programme rubbished the claims pointing out that the Fraggles were multi-coloured, but they were unable to retain the support of the networks. Luckily, the rest of the Muppet family have remained unsullied by the claims.
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